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The Whiteheaded Boy

A comedy in three acts by Lennox Robinson.

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Playwright

Lennox Robinson
Synopsis

The spoilt son of a family is no longer to be supported as a perpetual medical student and resists being sent to Canada, preferring to turn his hand to manual labour at home - to the consternation of his family.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

7
Total

12

Original Production

Date of First Production

13 December 1916
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Hannah	Sheila O'Sullivan
John Duffy	Chas C O'Reilly
Mrs Geoghegan	Eileen O'Doherty
Kate	Dorothy Lynd
Denis	Fred O'Donovan (1)
Delia	Irene Kelly
Donough Brosnan	Peter Nolan
Peter	Arthur Shields
Baby	Maureen Delaney
George	Breffni O'Rourke
Jane	May Craig
Aunt Ellen	Máire O'Neill (1)

Production Team
Produced by	J Augustus Keogh

Published Scripts

Title

Selected Plays of Lennox Robinson chosen and introduced by Christopher Murray
Year

1982
Published By

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P.O. Box 6
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+ 44 1753 886000
Email

sales@colinsmythe.co.uk
Website

www.colinsmythe.co.uk
ISBN

0-86140-088-7
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+44 (0) 1753 886000
Email

cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

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